DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,950

STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, LLP
A DIVISION OF STANLEY WORKS INC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ADMIRAL STAFFING SOLUTIONS
CLINTON, CONNECTICUT

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 24, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Stanley Fastening Systems LLP, a division of Stanley
Works Inc., including on-site leased workers of Admiral Staffing
Solutions, Clinton, Connecticut. The workers produce wire drawing
used in staples, pins, and other fastening devices.
The investigation revealed a significant number or proportion
of workers at the subject facility are threatened to become
separated from employment.
The investigation also revealed that the Clinton, Connecticut
plant produced wire drawing used as a component by a manufacturer
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance. At least 20 percent of the production or sales of the
subject firm went to this manufacturer.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Stanley Fastening
Systems LLP, a division of Stanley Works Inc., including on-site
leased workers of Admiral Staffing Solutions, Clinton, Connecticut
qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Stanley Fastening Systems LLP, a division of
Stanley Works Inc., including on-site leased workers of
Admiral Staffing Solutions, Clinton, Connecticut who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 23, 2005, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of September 2006
/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance